MINNEAPOLIS -- Thousands of people gathered along Hennepin Avenue on Sunday morning, as Twin Cities Pride wrapped up a historic weekend.
Twin Cities Pride organizer Lindsi Gish estimates the 2015 Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade drew in more than 150,000 people.
This year's parade comes on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling Friday that allows same-sex couples to marry in all 50 states.
People walked down Hennepin Avenue chanting, "Love wins."
While the ruling does not change anything in Minnesota -- a state that already allowed same-sex marriage -- it does change the future for many families.
"As a teenager, I didn't foresee a time where I could be married. I didn't see that as an option for me," said Tony Porter of Maplewood.
Porter married Danny Porter in August 2014; they have two sons.
"I'm very excited for my children and my sons to grow up, or for just everyone to grow up, in a time where they don't have to experience that discrimination," Danny Porter said.
Sitting next to the Porters at the Pride Parade were the
Tony Kollman recalled marrying his wife eight years ago saying, "The day after we got married, we were kind of reflecting on what happened the day before and we said, 'I can't imagine that anybody wants to deny that feeling to any couple.' I just think it's amazing that my young ones are not going to remember a time in which that discrimination existed."
TehyaKenemore of Burnsville told her friends during the parade that if she has kids, she wants to take them to Twin Cities Pride.
"It's like such a rich culture and it's kind of the heart of Minneapolis -- how we all come together to support each other," she said.
This year's parade featured more than 100 different groups.
Gish estimates nearly half a million people attended Twin Cities Pride this weekend.
